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The Master Of Monterey: A Novel (Western Literature Series)
Lawrence Coates
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Paperback. The American conquest of California is the subject of this tale, rich in magical irony, fraught with caustic truths, and wrenching insights into the human condition. It is the story of the men who claimed the West, and who found themselves trapped within it. Series: Western Literature Series. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 192 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 277.
The American conquest of California is the subject of Lawrence Coates's remarkable new novel, a tale rich in magical irony, fraught with caustic truths and wrenching insights into the human condition. When Commodore Thomas Jones and the crew of the National Intention land in Monterey believing themselves to be bringing freedom and democracy to the benighted Californios, they discover that history has preceded them, that cruelty, betrayal, greed, and lust are already well established there, and that far from existing outside of history, California is a battleground for several contending versions of the past. They also find that their own ... Read more
The American conquest of California is the subject of Lawrence Coates's remarkable new novel, a tale rich in magical irony, fraught with caustic truths and wrenching insights into the human condition. When Commodore Thomas Jones and the crew of the National Intention land in Monterey believing themselves to be bringing freedom and democracy to the benighted Californios, they discover that history has preceded them, that cruelty, betrayal, greed, and lust are already well established there, and that far from existing outside of history, California is a battleground for several contending versions of the past. They also find that their own ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Nevada Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874175295
SKU
V9780874175295
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Ref
99-1
About Lawrence Coates
Lawrence Coates served for four years in the Coast Guard and another four years in the merchant marine. His first novel, The Blossom Festival, won the Western States Book Award for Fiction, the Utah Book Award, and was selected for the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Program. After several years at Southern Utah University, Coates currently teaches in ... Read more
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